Rugby Union - England Training - Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Britain - November 7, 2018 England's Dylan Hartley during training Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
LONDON (Reuters) - England Rugby will commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One at Twickenham on Saturday with a number of tributes planned during the November international against New Zealand.
The 27 England and 13 New Zealand players who were among the 131 international rugby players who died in the war will be remembered and both teams will wear poppies on their shirts, England Rugby said in a statement on Thursday.
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